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Steep Falls vs Porter vs Baldwin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Steep Falls has the most kids (22.9% under 18).
Porter has the most people working from home (15.5%).
Baldwin has the oldest population (median age 50.6).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Steep Falls | Porter | Baldwin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,861Highest |
1,746 |
1,170Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.4%Highest ME: +2.6% |
+6.8% ME: +2.6% |
-0.3%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 44.1±6.5 about the ME average |
40.9±7.9Lowest 9% below ME |
50.6±4.6Highest 13% above ME |
| Baldwin and Steep Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±9.7Highest ME: 18.1% |
16.8%±4 ME: 18.1% |
12.1%±3Lowest ME: 18.1% |
| Steep Falls and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 9.7%±5.9Lowest ME: 22.4% |
20.4%±3.2 ME: 22.4% |
27.7%±3.5Highest ME: 22.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.5% ME: 36.2% |
14%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
23.7%Highest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±3.8Lowest ME: 5.8% |
3.7%±1.7 ME: 5.8% |
5.3%±2.2Highest ME: 5.8% |
| Baldwin and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,280±$33kHighest 7% above ME |
$60,417±$9kLowest 19% below ME |
$68,045±$8k 9% below ME |
| Steep Falls and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $243,400±$31k 18% below ME |
$226,100±$20kLowest 24% below ME |
$263,200±$38kHighest 11% below ME |
| Baldwin and Steep Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,516±$1k 33% above ME |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,273Highest 8% above ME |
$1,841Lowest 39% below ME |
$2,540 16% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.4%±36.1Highest ME: 48.4% |
43.9%±8.7 ME: 48.4% |
16.7%±42.9Lowest ME: 48.4% |
| Steep Falls and Porter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.2% ME: 10.7% |
9.8%Highest ME: 10.7% |
6.4%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.2%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
87.4% ME: 74.3% |
89%Highest ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 7 yrs older than ME |
1978 1 yr newer than ME |
1979Highest 2 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 25% above ME |
32 min 30% above ME |
32 minHighest 32% above ME |
| Work from home | 4%±4.9Lowest ME: 15.9% |
15.5%±5.4Highest ME: 15.9% |
8.8%±4.8 ME: 15.9% |
| Porter and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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ME average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.